Richard Dillon
Consultant haematologist and clinical senior lecturer
Biography
Richard Dillon is a consultant haematologist at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.
He is also an academic haemato-oncologist (an academic specialising in blood cancer).
His clinical practice focuses on the treatment of acute leukaemias and his academic focus is the molecular biology of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML).
He is involved in clinical trials for AML and leads on molecular diagnostics in the NCRI AML19 and CRUK MyeChild studies.
He is the chief investigator of the VICTOR and BlinAML trials which aim to use advanced diagnostics to provide molecularly guided therapy for patients with AML.
Research interests
- Molecular biology of AML
- Molecular diagnostics
- Minimal residual disease
- Interventions for molecular failure in AML
Contact
Phone: 020 7188 2756
Email: [email protected]
Specialist interests
- Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML)
- Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
- Molecular diagnostics
- Clinical trials for AML
Last updated: January 2023